tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46770615357578640012015-09-17T01:21:28.668-05:0081 Forgettable Minnesota TwinsIn honor of the final season, one former Metrodome bum will be remembered during each Twins home game this year.
By ryan hoffmantheGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-25791732047315333772009-06-18T10:13:00.005-05:002009-08-08T10:24:49.000-05:00#46 Chad AllenName: Chad Allen<br /><br /><div>Prison Term: 1999-01</div><div><br /></div><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Eerily resembles Wee Man from MTV's Jackass </li><br /><li>Chad Allen was named in the Mitchell report for having used steroids during his career, although nobody would've suspected it<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2XZ2doW2I/AAAAAAAAAIk/3n6_sbASdp0/s1600-h/%2346+Chad+Allen+weeman.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367612801267817314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2XZ2doW2I/AAAAAAAAAIk/3n6_sbASdp0/s200/%2346+Chad+Allen+weeman.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2XohwJ-uI/AAAAAAAAAIs/52TP7Tnsi6M/s1600-h/%2346+Chad+Allen.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 143px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367613053406411490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2XohwJ-uI/AAAAAAAAAIs/52TP7Tnsi6M/s200/%2346+Chad+Allen.jpg" /></a></li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-47211460893560461622009-06-17T10:00:00.001-05:002009-08-08T10:06:33.512-05:00#47 Scott Stahoviak<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2UJgi4wyI/AAAAAAAAAIU/fnL23Lxhv5o/s1600-h/%2347+Scott+Stahoviak.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609221971493666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2UJgi4wyI/AAAAAAAAAIU/fnL23Lxhv5o/s320/%2347+Scott+Stahoviak.jpg" /></a>Name: Scott Stahoviak<br /><br />Prison Term: 1993, 1995-98<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br /><ul><li>Undeserving of being in a Twins uniform, Stahoviak will always be remembered as being dressed in street clothes<br /></li><li>Stahoviak was last seen teaching gym class somewhere in Illinois</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-92111933731707355002009-06-16T09:49:00.001-05:002009-08-08T09:58:38.846-05:00#48 Terry Leach<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2R8BoWAXI/AAAAAAAAAIM/kWwetQzCLfE/s1600-h/%2348+Terry+Leach.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367606791311327602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2R8BoWAXI/AAAAAAAAAIM/kWwetQzCLfE/s320/%2348+Terry+Leach.jpg" /></a>Name: Terry Leach<br /><br />Prison Term: 1990-91<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><ul><li>A member of the '91 World Series team, Leach was a side winder pitcher who all young Minnesota kids emulated in backyard baseball games.<br /></li><li>There are no little known facts about Leach, as he left everything on the field.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-30673217531124106722009-06-04T09:36:00.000-05:002009-08-08T09:46:31.722-05:00#49 Larry Casian<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2PnTwcAPI/AAAAAAAAAIE/RBOIyCFtMJo/s1600-h/%2349+Larry+Casian.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 227px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367604236376604914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sn2PnTwcAPI/AAAAAAAAAIE/RBOIyCFtMJo/s320/%2349+Larry+Casian.jpg" /></a>Name: Larry Casian<br /><br />Prison Term: 1990-94<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br /><ul><li>"Lare", as I always called him, looked like former Twin Lew Ford before Lew Ford looked like Lew Ford.<br /></li><li>Casian was best known for being the left hander who would come in to face the left handed batter. This role is less appreciated than being on the offensive line in football.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-4958089517418550352009-06-03T21:59:00.002-05:002009-06-03T22:12:40.227-05:00#50 Rich Garces<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sic7hlqEFII/AAAAAAAAAH8/AiNsJGHarGc/s1600-h/%2350+Rich+Garces.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343304931128644738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sic7hlqEFII/AAAAAAAAAH8/AiNsJGHarGc/s320/%2350+Rich+Garces.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Rich Garces<br /><p>Prison Term: 1990, 1993 </p><p>The Memories:</p><ul><li>"Future Star" Garces was given the nickname El Guapo by Red Sox fans. Quite the fat ass, Garces actually proved worthy as as set up man after leaving the Twins.</li><br /><li>Garces only played in 8 games for the Twins over 2 seasons. His ERA was 0.93 but I'm guessing eating became more of a priority for this burrito banger.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-4649628275437200152009-06-02T21:19:00.008-05:002009-06-03T22:14:22.526-05:00#51 Jeff Reboulet<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SiXe2RP2SUI/AAAAAAAAAH0/1suoSN1rXXM/s1600-h/%2351+Jeff+Reboulet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342921556869138754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SiXe2RP2SUI/AAAAAAAAAH0/1suoSN1rXXM/s320/%2351+Jeff+Reboulet.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Jeff Reboulet<br /><br />Prison Term: 1992-96<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><ul><li>Proved to be a valuable mentor to Denny Hocking.<br /></li><li>Reboulet actually played every single position while with the Twins, except for pitcher. He even convinced Tom Kelly to use him as DH a few times.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-81999227480817061942009-05-28T19:39:00.003-05:002009-05-28T19:48:45.725-05:00#52 Rusty Kuntz<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8wmgoB5II/AAAAAAAAAHs/tOnaBbzeX4A/s1600-h/%2352+Rusty+Kuntz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341041121235690626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8wmgoB5II/AAAAAAAAAHs/tOnaBbzeX4A/s320/%2352+Rusty+Kuntz.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Rusty Kuntz<br /><br />Prison Term: 1983<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br /><ul><li>Where to start with a name like this? A shoo in for the all-time unfortunate professional sports names.</li><li>The athletic ability of Kuntz unfortunately couldn't cover up for his flashy porn name. He batted .191 for the Twins during the '83 season. </li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-52466247944536308862009-05-27T19:29:00.000-05:002009-05-28T19:36:18.036-05:00#53 Paul Sorrento<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8t1vn84yI/AAAAAAAAAHk/BjpeK3tLFXk/s1600-h/%2353+Paul+Sorrento.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341038084425048866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8t1vn84yI/AAAAAAAAAHk/BjpeK3tLFXk/s320/%2353+Paul+Sorrento.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Paul Sorrento<br /><div><br />Prison Term: 1989-91<br /></div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Packing a nice chaw was one thing he did well with the Twins.</li><li>Apparently the only thing standing in Sorrento's way was Kent Hrbek. Sorrento would go on to have a nice major league career by hitting over 160 home runs in 11 seasons.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-46820902811192255192009-05-26T19:15:00.000-05:002009-05-28T19:23:55.207-05:00#54 Dave Hollins<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8q8nBgC4I/AAAAAAAAAHc/Qv6u-Rj5eGs/s1600-h/%2354+Dave+Hollins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341034903840492418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8q8nBgC4I/AAAAAAAAAHc/Qv6u-Rj5eGs/s320/%2354+Dave+Hollins.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Dave Hollins<br /><div><br />Prison Term: 1996<br /></div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Best known for being traded from the Twins to the Mariners for the ever popular player to be named later. Well in this case that player was David Ortiz. The Twins would later pay the favor forward to the Red Sox.</li><li>Dave Hollins did have a neat little stat while with the Twins. He was a member of the 100-100 club. He achieved that mark with his unimpressive 102 hits and 102 strikeouts.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-34274009270945027242009-05-25T19:05:00.000-05:002009-05-28T19:13:12.528-05:00#55 Frank Rodriguez<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8oVRhWMEI/AAAAAAAAAHU/fv5U6X0bf4o/s1600-h/%2355+Frank+Rodriguez.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341032029030330434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8oVRhWMEI/AAAAAAAAAHU/fv5U6X0bf4o/s320/%2355+Frank+Rodriguez.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Frank Rodriguez<br /><br /><div>Prison Term: 1995-98<br /></div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Referred to as "Frankie" by those who actually had respect for him.</li><li>Traded to the Twins from the Red Sox for Rick Aguilera. Seems like a fair trade!</li><li>Rodriguez actually won 13 games for the Twins in 1996. Then again, someone had to pick up some wins in the mid-90's.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-58925759166760332122009-05-24T18:52:00.001-05:002009-05-28T19:05:35.103-05:00#56 Matt Walbeck<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8l2P5ND_I/AAAAAAAAAHM/b5xWkDjwC6E/s1600-h/%2356+Matt+Walbeck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341029296994324466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sh8l2P5ND_I/AAAAAAAAAHM/b5xWkDjwC6E/s320/%2356+Matt+Walbeck.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Matt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Walbeck</span> <p>Prison Term: 1994-96</p><p>The Memories:</p><ul><li>Best known for catching Scott Erickson's no-hitter in 1994. I'm guessing he has a baseball on the mantel above his fireplace that he claims is from that game. </li><br /><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Walbeck</span> had a fitting last at bat of his career - he struck out.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-31679192898103865292009-05-23T14:16:00.002-05:002009-05-23T14:29:49.054-05:00#57 Chad Moeller<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShhOh57D3HI/AAAAAAAAAHE/I9ihWlNUCHY/s1600-h/%2357+Chad+Moeller.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339103702638910578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShhOh57D3HI/AAAAAAAAAHE/I9ihWlNUCHY/s320/%2357+Chad+Moeller.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Chad Moeller<br /><div><br />Prison Term: 2000</div><div><br />The Memories:</div><ul><li>Yet another catcher makes the list of forgettable Twins. Although the Twins have had some big name catchers play for them, the list of "dogs" seems never ending.</li><br /><li>Moeller's greatest asset was that he was know for calling a good game. That's like telling an ugly girl she has a nice personality.<br /></li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-35582333404328273462009-05-22T20:50:00.002-05:002009-05-22T20:59:16.787-05:00#58 Jay Canizaro<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShdYVI_ztrI/AAAAAAAAAG8/BpMUaHy7U0w/s1600-h/%2358+Jay+Canizaro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338833003486623410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShdYVI_ztrI/AAAAAAAAAG8/BpMUaHy7U0w/s320/%2358+Jay+Canizaro.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Jay Canizaro<br /><div></div><br /><div>Prison Term: 2000, 2002 </div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>With a name that sounds more like a type of pasta, Canizaro had his best season in 2000 batting .269 with 7 home runs.</li><br /><li>You know you're bad when you are sharing time at second base with Denny Hocking.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-8617615307328251892009-05-14T19:04:00.001-05:002009-05-18T19:19:32.443-05:00#59 Scott Klingenbeck<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShH6o-0KIuI/AAAAAAAAAG0/l59OeQEePdw/s1600-h/%2359+Scott+Klingenbeck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337322615374226146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShH6o-0KIuI/AAAAAAAAAG0/l59OeQEePdw/s320/%2359+Scott+Klingenbeck.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Scott Klingenbeck<br /><br /><div>Prison Term: 1995-1996<br /><br />The Memories:</div><ul><li>Klingenbeck didn't know it at the time, but during the 90's his body was becoming the mold for what would later be the body of Sidney Ponson.</li><br /><li>Klingenbeck proved to be a formidable opponent to batters he faced. Actually, not so much. His ERA over two years with the Twins was 8.30!</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-17683163393527360882009-05-13T18:44:00.000-05:002009-05-18T18:58:46.004-05:00#60 Paul Abbott<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShH1O9WcOSI/AAAAAAAAAGs/VPy3Um65v7o/s1600-h/%2360+Paul+Abbott.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337316670746409250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/ShH1O9WcOSI/AAAAAAAAAGs/VPy3Um65v7o/s320/%2360+Paul+Abbott.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Paul Abbott <div><br />Prison Term: 1990-1992 </div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>No relation to Jim Abbott with the missing right hand.</li><br /><li>Somehow the same Paul Abbott who was a bum for the Twins won 17 games for the Mariners in 2001. As far as I'm concerned, he'll go down as a forgettable Twin.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-61585189550018479212009-05-12T19:54:00.002-05:002009-05-12T20:08:19.760-05:00#61 Derek Parks<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgodZ9T0HOI/AAAAAAAAAGk/mIxoeO14dxw/s1600-h/%2361+Derek+Parks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335109040365378786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgodZ9T0HOI/AAAAAAAAAGk/mIxoeO14dxw/s320/%2361+Derek+Parks.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Derek Parks<br /><div></div><br /><div>Prison Term: 1992-1994 </div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>First off, big ups to the double ear flaps on the batting helmet. Very cool! Having double flaps makes total sense if you are a switch hitter. Unfortunately for Parks he batted right handed, and not very well.</li><br /><li>Parks had a few cups of coffee with the Twins over his 3 year career and even managed to poke a ball out of the yard during the '94 season.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-13376983782451025322009-05-10T11:19:00.004-05:002009-05-10T11:34:05.625-05:00#62 Hector Carrasco<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgcAbjwaxjI/AAAAAAAAAF8/iyXb3LvfjlM/s1600-h/%2362+Hector+Carrasco.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334232757098432050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgcAbjwaxjI/AAAAAAAAAF8/iyXb3LvfjlM/s320/%2362+Hector+Carrasco.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Hector Carrasco<br /><br />Prison Term: 1998-2001<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br /><ul><li>Best known for giving up Cal Ripken's 3,000 hit which took place at none other than the Metrodome.<br /></li><li>Carrasco played for the Twins during what I like to call the "lost years" era. In other words, I'm pretty confident a lot of the local college kids who showed up for open tryouts were heavily considered to fill roster spots.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-48111159254931513822009-05-09T22:44:00.002-05:002009-05-10T11:33:41.837-05:00#63 Dan SchatzederName: Dan Schatzeder<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334228061194224322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sgb8KOJnAsI/AAAAAAAAAFs/kxE7NV-QcdQ/s200/%2362+Dan+Schatzeder+vs+Keith+Hernandez.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sgb8WPaQNxI/AAAAAAAAAF0/GVBdZOO1Lf0/s1600-h/%2363+Dan+Schatzeder.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334228267690899218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sgb8WPaQNxI/AAAAAAAAAF0/GVBdZOO1Lf0/s200/%2363+Dan+Schatzeder.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div>Prison Term: 1987-1988 </div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Known to his groupies as "Big Schat", Dan was a member of the 1987 World Series team and even picked up a win in Game 6.<br /></li><li>Dan had a well groomed 80's "tache" that rivaled only that of Keith Hernandez.</li></ul></div></div></div></div>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-79072362620004095492009-05-08T20:44:00.003-05:002009-05-08T21:00:06.786-05:00#64 Roberto Kelly<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgTjMhBjzzI/AAAAAAAAAFE/oTWEoDc34Co/s1600-h/%2364+Roberto+Kelly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333637662876356402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SgTjMhBjzzI/AAAAAAAAAFE/oTWEoDc34Co/s320/%2364+Roberto+Kelly.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Roberto Kelly<br /><br />Prison Term: 1996-1997<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br />"Ro" was the 1990's version of another "Ro". That "Ro" is Rondell White. Neither will be remembered for suiting up in a Twins uni, but rather for somewhat respectable careers before coming to Minnesota. It's nice to see consistent mediocrity through decades of free agents signings.theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-68275524783827134592009-05-03T20:54:00.003-05:002009-05-08T21:00:34.777-05:00#65 Terry Jorgensen<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sf5NcstWYiI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TdDXudJG4H0/s1600-h/%2365+Terry+Jorgensen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331784164286292514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sf5NcstWYiI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TdDXudJG4H0/s320/%2365+Terry+Jorgensen.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Terry Jorgensen<br /><div><br />Prison Term: 1989, 1992-1993</div><div><br />The Memories:</div><div><br />A utility infield guy, Jorgensen did very little for the Twins in his career. In parts of three seasons Teri (I mean Terry) hit .240 and belted 1 home run. *There is no hard evidence as to whether that 1 home run was a wind aided. </div>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-75605724081577140012009-05-02T21:04:00.003-05:002009-05-02T21:19:47.260-05:00#66 Danny Ardoin<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sfz_ErYkvPI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ktTpv90b7mA/s1600-h/%2366+Danny+Ardoin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331416514730179826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sfz_ErYkvPI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ktTpv90b7mA/s320/%2366+Danny+Ardoin.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Danny Ardoin<br /><div></div><br /><div>Prison Term: 2000<br /></div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><ul><li>Pronounced (ar-DWAH). When a pronunciation guide is needed, this is a strong indication the player belongs on this list.</li><br /><li>It's hard to reflect on many memories of a guy who only suited up 15 games for the Twins in his career. In fact, when this is all said and done, Ardoin may end up being THE MOST obscure of all former Twins. Then again that is the objective of this of this site.</li></ul>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-86638226674367158412009-05-01T21:41:00.001-05:002009-05-02T10:08:56.184-05:00#67 Michael Restovich<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sfxhtj-jxyI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VWavrXv7mj4/s1600-h/%2367+Michael+Restovich.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331243494279464738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/Sfxhtj-jxyI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VWavrXv7mj4/s320/%2367+Michael+Restovich.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Michael Restovich<br /><div><br />Prison Term: 2002-2004<br /></div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><div><br />The pride of Rochester, MN, Restovich had what the scouts call "raw power." Unfortunately for this human resembling an ox, his power never translated to the big leagues. Restovich has now become a minor league journeyman destined for the trendy new profession of "former professional athlete turned real estate agent."</div>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-34801935126848480332009-04-29T19:36:00.000-05:002009-04-30T19:44:55.116-05:00#68 Tony Fiore<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfpFy6DLwXI/AAAAAAAAAEk/NnGEDjB-cNM/s1600-h/%2368+Tony+Fiore.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330649849824788850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfpFy6DLwXI/AAAAAAAAAEk/NnGEDjB-cNM/s320/%2368+Tony+Fiore.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Tony "Vulcher" Fiore<br /><div></div><br /><div>Prison Term: 2001-2003</div><br /><div>The Memories:</div><br /><div>Nicknamed the "Vulcher" for picking up wins in games he had little impact on. The guy would come in relief for an inning or two, hold the lead, Twins score a few to take the lead, and boom Fiore wins 10 games!</div>theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-50006496901426802462009-04-28T20:54:00.003-05:002009-04-29T21:05:01.523-05:00#69 John Smiley<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfkG9Itb18I/AAAAAAAAAEc/G3oTslkZ4YA/s1600-h/%2369+John+Smiley.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330299281349531586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfkG9Itb18I/AAAAAAAAAEc/G3oTslkZ4YA/s320/%2369+John+Smiley.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: John Smiley<br /><br />Prison Term: 1992<br /><br />The Memories:<br /><br />"Smiles" won 16 games for the Twins in 1992, one year after winning 20 for the Pirates. He had the free flowing hair that many young hockey players dream of.theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677061535757864001.post-54575170653725953342009-04-27T21:31:00.002-05:002009-04-27T21:43:04.901-05:00#70 Butch Huskey<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfZtC_4SJaI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Yzok49l-Dpw/s1600-h/%2370+Butch+Huskey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567107314230690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h7805-AmkLo/SfZtC_4SJaI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Yzok49l-Dpw/s320/%2370+Butch+Huskey.jpg" border="0" /></a>Name: Butch "Freckles" Huskey<br /><br />Prison Term: 2000<br /><br />The Memories:<br />Butch is near and dear to my heart for one important reason. He's a black man with freckles. Back in 2000, when he was a member of the Twins, I myself had freckles. Even though Huskey hit just 5 homeruns for the Twins that year, he hit a homerun with me every time he showcased his freckled face.theGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870959986122608143noreply@blogger.com0